Academic Adaptation Amid Internationalisation: The Challenges for Local, Mainland Chinese, and International Students at Hong Kong's Universities

Autor/inn/en	Yu, Baohua; Wright, Ewan
Titel	Academic Adaptation Amid Internationalisation: The Challenges for Local, Mainland Chinese, and International Students at Hong Kong's Universities
Quelle	In: Tertiary Education and Management, 23 (2017) 4, S.347-360 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-3883
DOI	10.1080/13583883.2017.1356365
Schlagwörter	International Education; Student Adjustment; College Students; Universities; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Language of Instruction; Educational Experience; Classroom Communication; Academic Discourse; Writing Skills; Focus Groups; Interviews; Student Attitudes; College Faculty; Teacher Student Relationship; Educational Change; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Erziehung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Collegestudent; University; Universität; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Bildungserfahrung; Klassengespräch; Discourse; Diskurs; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Fakultät; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Bildungsreform; Hongkong
Abstract	Internationalisation has been actively pursued by Hong Kong's universities. Recent years have witnessed quantitative growth in non-local students. To ensure a qualitative success of internationalisation, it is crucial that universities cater for students with diverse academic backgrounds. This research explored challenges to academic adaptation. Focus group interviews were conducted with 124 local, mainland Chinese and international students at four Hong Kong universities. Findings revealed variation in academic adaptation challenges. First, adaptation to an English-medium-of-instruction was a concern for local and mainland Chinese students, while international students noted that limited English proficiency among other students undermined classroom discussions and led to tensions in group projects. Second, local students faced challenges in adapting to a wider range of assessment modes and academic writing, while mainland Chinese and international students reported how teacher-student relations and teaching approaches differed from prior educational experiences. Implications for the delivery of higher education amid internationalisation are discussed. (As Provided).
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